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I wonder why they havent put Spongebob in 3D on the new site yet? i mean i know they havent annouced it yet but i kinda was thinkin they would put it on the site then annouce it kinda like they did with Delirium how they send a flyer to the gold passholders ohmy.gifblink.gifhuh.gifunsure.gif

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The 3D action theatre stuff is usually never open on opening day thus why advertise it with Delirium and Scooby. Advertising them all at the same time will make people think that it will be open come opening day and then get upset when it isn't. Don't expect to see anything Spongebob related mentioned by the park until after April 12th rolls around.

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Yeah, you can see Delirium from the highway. I've passed by a few times at night and you can see right were it is. They have some of the lights on but its not very bright, from the highway at least. I'm sure once they are all done and turn all the lights on and have it swinging you will be able to see it from anywhere nearby.

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Ok, here is my math:

Say you have 50 people on the ring, and each seat is approximately 2 ft wide (give or take some, just a guess). So 50x2ft=100ft. Thats 100ft all the way around the ring.

Now, it makes 8 revolutions per minutes. So 8/min*100ft=800ft/min is the total distance traveled if the ring were vertical and allowed to roll.

now take that and transfer it into mph.

800ft/min*1mile/5280ft*60min/hr=9.09mph, not very fast in my opinion.

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sure, but the diameter of the circle is what could make it seem so bad. your radius would be 100/2pi, or approximately 15.9 feet. a tight radius will make you dizzy and hurl no matter if you're going 9 mph or 20. I don't think speed is as much the factor here as is the radius. If that makes sense. Think about how fast you can be moving if you're spinning in circles, just twirling, you know? not that fast, right? but since the radius is so tight, it makes you feel sick to your stomach. thats my point.

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Yes it does equal out to 1 swing every 7.5 seconds. But time it on your watch. It's not really that fast. It's definatly not going to make anybody sick unless they get sick really easy, and if they do and ride it anyway, well, then that's their own stupid fault.

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I think when you start using math to computate the puke factor on a ride...............Someone has way too much time on their hands. Give it a month, and I am sure we will all find out, just what the puke factor is. It can't be too high, because if it makes everyone that gets on it sick, then no one will ever want to ride it. I am sure the engineers thought of this when designing it. if it does a rotation though every 7.5 secs, I am thinking that is more like 2 or 3 full swings, not just one. Remember its a pendulum, and will fall with the speed of gravity, unless the motor at the top affects it in the downswing.

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Naturally it can only use gravity to a certain extent, the motor has to be engaged at all times so there is some friction on the downfall. And as far as me having too much time on my hands... all those formulas are memorized, and I spent less then two minutes each on both of those posts. Probably less then that. I spend way more time on the messageboard about my car then I do here. Much more pertinant information.

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I'm an engineering major with a math minor, of course I was going to be the one starting the with all the fun math. I could have some fun getting into figuring the g-force and speed at any point on the ride if I just play with some integrals here and there.

God I'm a loser.

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